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About ADRENALINE:
Adrenaline is an experience design agency that creates and implements brands and retail environments. From idea through implementation, from physical to digital, from one channel to the next, we create it – then fuse it all together. Our reach is local, global and multidimensional. Our product is experiences that redefine the way companies and consumers interact, and connect everywhere the two come in contact. The result is disruptive experience design that creates brand everywhereness – converting brand affection into consumer action.

Description:

The Director of Branded Environments plays a vital role as part of the Retail Experience Design team. The Director brings creativity and problem solving to all aspects of the branded retail environment and graphic related projects. Communication and collaboration is critical as the Director works directly with the SVP of Retail Experience Design, Managing Studio Director and Director of Architecture & Interiors developing and advancing experience strategies and visual communications of a variety of project types with the goal to create positive and connective experiences.

In this role, the Director of Branded Environments will oversee and coordinate day to day activities of an interdisciplinary team of graphic designers, environmental graphic designers and product designers. This will include directing Sr Design/Project leads to more Jr. level support staff and consultants/contract resources at all levels on retail interiors projects ranging from retail communication strategies, environmental branding, fixture-based product solutions and environmental rebranding. This team often plays supporting roles with the Retail Experience Design studio’s architectural projects which include retail store ground-up construction, tenant fit-outs and renovation programs to optimize and orchestrate the visual experience.

The ideal candidate will be well versed in brand and communications related design strategy and the design process and demonstrate the ability to lead and facilitate client discussions, set creative direction, facilitate collaborative brain storming sessions, maintain positive collaborative culture, inspire staff and manage design resources. While the primary focus and activities are directing efforts of others, this position is a working director role who will have some design deliverables depending on studio capacity fluctuations.

Primary Responsibilities:

Oversee execution of all environmental branding design efforts of the retail experience design studio to ensure overall quality and are on strategy, on budget and on schedule

Responsible for strategic aspects of environmental branding planning, developing conceptual strategies and designs, leading the process of design creation, ideations, concept development and concept presentation

Leads, manages, coaches and develops the environmental branding design team

Collaborate with Studio Director and Retail Experience Design Strategist on process, resourcing and strategic planning to maintain a streamlined, inspired and efficient design team elevating design excellence to support the Company’s growth strategies

Conduct performance reviews on an annual basis for direct reports

Develop training process and track for effectiveness and areas for improvement

Maintains external professional relationships to ensure ongoing availability of specialized expertise, and reputable designers when their service is required

Maintains current knowledge of design trends in the retail/financial/hospitality industry and monitors global trends, new design techniques, trends and applicable software

Compensation:
Adrenaline’s reputation for integrity, creativity, quality, and results is the basis of our renowned status in the industry. We offer a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience and an outstanding Employee Benefits Package to promote wellness, work/life balance and financial security for our valued team.

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks and duties. The responsibilities, tasks and duties may differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties, as assigned, may be required. This document does not create an employment contract. Employees are employed on an “at will” basis and may be terminated at any time for any reason or no reason at all.